U3W3 - Patterns of Change

Patterns of Change - Where can you find patterns in nature?

Expository text - Gives us information

Multiple Choice

What genre is "Patterns of Change" since it provides us with information?

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

• expository text

• biography

Vocabulary - part 1

visible - The penguins' plans were visible to the spy.

moisture - He could not steal them from their Antarctica base because the moisture in the snow would make them melt.

particles - Instead of breaking them up into tiny particles, he decided to take pictures of the plans.

erode - He set up a weather machine to begin to erode the rock beneath their base.

Vocabulary - part 2

formation - The formation of the penguin army was almost complete.

repetition - The spy could see the repetition of their army drills.

contact - He made contact with the traitor in the penguin army and discovered their weakness.

structure - He decided to target the Emperor Penguin in charge of their entire army structure.

What does the Wave formation help us see?

visible - able to be seen

structure - arrangement of small parts into something bigger

formation - process of being made, or formed

Multiple Choice

The huge ice ________ looked big enough to hold a city.

• visible

• structure

• particles

• moisture

Multiple Choice

The _________ looked like it had been created by talented ice carvers.

• moisture

• visible

• formation

• erode

Multiple Choice

Their snowball cannon was so large it was ______ from miles away. You could see it from the mountains nearby.

• structure

• formation

• visible

• moisture

What is the heading? What will this be about?

What is the main idea of this page?

Open Ended

What was the main idea of the "Igneous Rocks" section?

What is the heading?

erode - slowly wear away by wind or water

particles - small pieces

contact - meeting/touching between things or people

moisture - small quantity of water vapor on a surface

Multiple Choice

There were tiny ________ of snow all over the ground from the snowball assault.

• erode

• particles

• contact

• moisture

Multiple Choice

The polar bears prepared to make _________ with the penguin army.

• erode

• particles

• contact

• moisture

Multiple Choice

Before their attack, they started to ________ the ground from under the penguins.

• erode

• particles

• contact

• moisture

Multiple Choice

They used a heat ray to begin to melt the snow, and the air was filled with ___________.

• erode

• particles

• contact

• moisture

What is the heading?

What is the main idea of this section?

Open Ended

What was the main idea of the "Rock Formations" section?

What patterns do you see in the rock cycle?

repetition - repeated, happening over and over

Multiple Choice

The ________ of the snowball cannons firing filled their ears for hours.

• particles

• moisture

• contact

• repetition

Open Ended

What is one fact about rocks you learned (or remembered) from this text? Answer in a complete sentence.